Mike Fridgen

Mike Fridgen is a Venture Partner at Madrona Venture Group and the Chief Operating Officer at Rover, based in Seattle, Washington. Prior to his current roles, he spent nine years as the Managing Director of Madrona Venture Labs, where he helped launch and invest in more than 30 startups that collectively raised over $270 million and reached a combined valuation exceeding $700 million. His entrepreneurial background includes serving as the founding CEO of Decide, which was acquired by eBay in 2013, and working as the founding head of product at Farecast prior to its 2008 acquisition by Microsoft. He holds degrees from the University of Washington and Harvard Business School, and has served as a board member at the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship since 2014. Fridgen currently focuses on early-stage consumer technology and artificial intelligence investments.